Florida

NATION

December 3, 1991

SENIOR DEFENSIVE tackle Brad Culpepper has been named the 1991 Toyota/ESPN Leader of the Year, it was announced Monday. The annual award recognizes a college football player who demonstrates outstanding leadership skills on the field, in the classroom and in the community.

TEXAS

David McWilliams, who coached the Longhorns to the Cotton Bowl last season, resigned from his dream job Monday after his third losing season in five years. The Longhorns, Southwest Conference champions in 1990, finished 5-6 this year after losing to Texas A&M, 31-14, on Thanksgiving Day. McWilliams, captain of the Longhorns' 1963 national championship team and an assistant coach from 1970-85, said at a news conference he had asked to be reassigned.

McWilliams just ended the second year of a 4-year contract worth $1 million. ''It's been fun,'' McWilliams said after stepping down with a 31-26 regular season record and 1-1 bowl record, including a 46-3 loss to Miami in the 1990 Cotton Bowl.

AWARDS

SANTANA DOTSON of Baylor, Steve Emtman of Washington and Michigan's Greg Skrepenak are the finalists for the Outland Trophy. The winner will be announced Saturday.